June 1, 2012

As temperatures heat up, many area residents will turn their attention to local lakes and swimming pools to try to keep cool. However, according to officials with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, fun in the water can quickly turn deadly without proper supervision.

The DFPS is kicking off a new campaign this year aptly named â€śWatch Kids Around Water,â€ť which includes a summer-long ad campaign to help educate the public on the importance of supervising children around water, safety tips and other valuable information

June 1, 2012

Big Spring Independent School District will hold summer school for elementary and secondary students beginning Monday and running through June 28.

Classes will be held Mondays through Thursdays, school officials said.
Elementary students will attend classes from 8 a.m. until noon at Goliad Intermediate School, while secondary students will attend classes from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Big Spring Junior High School. Breakfast and lunch will be served free of charge at both campuses.

June 1, 2012

LaDell Musgrove, 73, of Big Spring died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2012, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Jim Wilkerson and the Rev. Pat Ray Jr., officiating.

She was born June 11, 1938, in Boswell, Okla., and married Thomas Jerry Musgrove Sr. Jan. 15, 1954, in Big Spring. He preceded her in death Feb. 23, 2009.

LaDell owned and operated Dell's Cafe from 1974 to 1989. She was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.